Watch the video and answer the multiple choice quiz.
How many commuters pass through this most iconic station every day?
Nine million
One million
Half a million
How big is Grand Central Station?
2,500
3,500
25,000
35,000
Grand Central Station is a very big mistake because...
a staircase was built in the wrong place inside the information booth
The marble staircase was built in the opposite direction.
The painters mistakenly inverted the design of the stars on the ceiling produced by astronomers
Which movie is NOT mentioned?
Midnight Express
North by Northwest
Midnight Run
Inside the very famous information booth there is a secret staircase which is...
public
private
Where does the secret staricase lead to?
The lower concourse in the parking garage
The upper concourse where you access the catwalk
The lower concourse in the food court
Why doesn't the sub-basement exist on the maps?
Because they did not want any intruders to damage the equipment that controlled the power for the trains.
Because it was Hitler's target during WW2.
Because they did not want any intruders to enter the area due to high voltage.
What is the catwalk?
It is a glass structure from where you can look down at the food court.
It is a glass structure and walk that only employees use from where they can look down at the main concourse.
It is a glass structure that only technicians use to access the sub-basement.
Why is Jackie Onassis mentioned?
Because she organized a fundraiser to complete the refurbishments the station had been undergoing.
Because she stepped in and helped the shareholding board to collect the money needed for demolishing a section of the station which had been badly designed
Because she stepped in and helped save Grand Central Station from being torn down to build a skyscraper.
What is one last very important secret?
Actually the trains leave one minute later than the time listed on the departure boards.
Actually the trains leave one minute earlier than the time listed on the departure boards.